The game ended 1-1 and keeps Ciftci's new club rooted to the foot of the Turkish Super Lig.

Scoring just four goals in 22 appearances, Ciftci failed to make a significant impact in his first half-season at Celtic Park and Ronny Deila saw an opportunity to move him out with the arrival of Colin Kazim-Richards from Feyenoord.

The 23-year-old began his senior career at Portsmouth and had a spell in his native Turkey once before with Kayserispor, before playing for NAC Breda and then the Scottish Premiership with Dundee United in 2013.

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